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December 26, 2013
What Really Happens to Your Christmas Tree Lights After You Recycle Them?
As readers of Junkyard Planet know, that’s a question that I’ve been asking since 2011, and my first visit to Shijiao, a small-town in south China that I call the ‘Christmas Tree Light Recycling Capitol of the World.’ The story … Continue reading →
December 23, 2013
Book Touring, and the Relentless Search for the Elusive Land Line
This afternoon I spent some time working on details for what’s going to be the second leg of a Junkyard Planet tour that’ll lead me to the UK. And that got me wondering if it’s going to be anything like … Continue reading →
December 22, 2013
A personal note from the Junkyard Planet tour
The North American tour for Junkyard Planet is over, and we’re finally back in Shanghai. The six weeks since the November 12 release have been a whirlwind, and I’m only now beginning to process where we’ve been, and all that’s … Continue reading →
December 2, 2013
Updates from Junkyard Planet
It’s been a busy two weeks on the Junkyard Planet tour. Before Thanksgiving, I had a series of appearances in the Midwest. Along the way, I stopped in to say hello to Dr Evermor, the maker of the Forevertron, the … Continue reading →
November 17, 2013
An Amazing Week on Junkyard Planet
I’m blogging from Minnesota today, a week into the Junkyard Planet book tour. Below, an image from the standing-room-only reading and Q&A we had at the fantastic Common Good Books in St Paul on Friday night. Tuesday was release day … Continue reading →
November 9, 2013
It’s time to pay a visit to Junkyard Planet …
On Tuesday, November 12, Bloomsbury Press will publish my first book, Junkyard Planet. To the right, you’ll find links where you can purchase it (including for Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, and Indie Bound). For those who aren’t sold, you … Continue reading →
November 7, 2013
Scene from a Junkyard Planet: Foreign Trash
During the run-up to the November 12 release of my first book, Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion Dollar Trash Trade, I’m posting photos taken during my decade of reporting on the global waste, recycling, refurbishment, and repair trade. Today’s Scene … Continue reading →
November 5, 2013
Scenes from a Junkyard Planet: the de-Bottling Line
During the run-up to the November 12 release of my first book, Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion Dollar Trash Trade, I’m posting photos taken during my decade of reporting on the global waste, recycling, refurbishment, and repair trade. Today’s Scene … Continue reading →
November 3, 2013
Scenes from a Junkyard Planet: Bottled Up
During the run-up to the November 12 release of my first book, Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion Dollar Trash Trade, I’m posting photos taken during my decade of reporting on the global waste, recycling, refurbishment, and repair trade. Today’s Scene a … Continue reading →
November 1, 2013
Junkyard Planet Excerpted at The Atlantic!
I’m thrilled to point readers in the direction of The Atlantic, where a new excerpt of Junkyard Planet is running. This is the third excerpt to run in advance of the November 12 release of Junkyard Planet: Travels in the … Continue reading →
